genus C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈdʒinəs/ UK /ˈdʒiːnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a taxonomic rank grouping related species above the species level The domestic dog belongs to the genus Canis. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a taxonomic rank grouping... classcategorykindgrouptypesort Word family Derived forms genericgenerical Related forms gendergenregeneral Etymology AI details From Latin 'genus' ('birth, race, kind, class'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*ǵenh₁-' ('to give birth, beget'). genus Latin *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # genus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒiːnəs/ ## Meanings 1. a taxonomic rank grouping related species above the species level ## Examples - The domestic dog belongs to the genus Canis. ## Synonyms - class - category - kind - group - type - sort ## Derived Forms - generic - generical ## Related Forms - gender - genre - general ## Roots and Affixes - Root: genus - Root: *ǵenh₁- ## Etymology From Latin 'genus' ('birth, race, kind, class'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*ǵenh₁-' ('to give birth, beget'). ## AI Etymology Genus comes from Latin 'genus' ('birth, race, kind, class'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*ǵenh₁-' ('to give birth, beget'). The historical trail runs through Latin genus and Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. In modern use it means a taxonomic rank grouping related species above the species level. Derived formations include generic, generical; related forms include gender, genre, general. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown